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Body Floss

There are lots of fly tying materials that call themselves floss, but for our purposes here, we're simply talking about rayon body floss. It comes in single strand or 4 stranded and is typically used to build up bodies on humpies, wet flies and streamers. If you plan to tie humpies, you'll need some in red, yellow and green for certain.

Chenille

There are new materials springing up each year that are called chenille. So for starters, you'll definitely want some Standard and Micro Chenilles. For something flashy, try the Glo-Brite for starters.

Standard Chenille

The most popular body material used for wooly worms and wooly buggers is what we call 'Standard' chenille. This is palmered around a hook to make a quick and simply body. It comes in 3 sizes. Our 'fine' is for flies 14-18, our 'medium' is for flies 10-16 and our wide is for 8 and larger flies. This comes in about 25 different colors, even fluorescent.

Micro and Ultra-Chenille

MICRO and ULTRA-CHENILLE

A soft, very fuzzy chenille that is used for San Juan Worms and other worm-like imitations.

Estaz

Estaz is a garland of brightly colored nylon fibers. It comes in a regular nylon and a pearlescent nylon. Very popular among the saltwater fly tyers.